Devices, systems, and methods for repairing soft tissue and attaching soft tissue to bone

Abstract

Devices, systems and/or methods for repairing soft tissue adjacent a soft tissue repair site. In one embodiment, a repair device includes an anchor member, a capture member and one or more flexible members. The anchor member includes a base with at least four legs extending integrally from the base, the at least four legs configured to be moveable from a straight first position to a formed second position. The capture member is configured to be coupled to the anchor member such that the at least four legs of the anchor member move around structural portions of the capture member with the at least four legs of the anchor member in the formed second position. The one or more flexible members are coupled to the base of the anchor member, the one or more flexible members extending at least partially along the base of the anchor member.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A repair device for fixating to soft tissue at a soft tissue repair site, comprising:
 an anchor member having a base with at least four legs extending integrally from the base, the at least four legs configured to be moveable from a straight first position to a formed second position; 
 a capture member configured to be coupled to the anchor member such that the at least four legs of the anchor member move around structural portions of the capture member with the at least four legs of the anchor member in the formed second position; and 
 one or more flexible members coupled to the base of the anchor member, the one or more flexible members extending at least partially along the base of the anchor member; 
 wherein the one or more flexible members comprises one or more filaments sized and configured to wrap around portions of the base. 
 
     
     
       2. The repair device of  claim 1 , wherein the base comprises multiple recesses defined therein, the recesses sized and configured to receive the one or more flexible members for coupling the one or more flexible members to the base. 
     
     
       3. The repair device of  claim 1 , wherein the at least four legs each extend from the base with a length, a width, and a depth, the length being longer than the width and the depth, the width extending with a first taper and a second taper along the length of the at least four legs, the first and second tapers of the at least four legs sized and configured to facilitate the at least four legs to be moveable to the formed second position. 
     
     
       4. The repair device of  claim 1 , wherein the at least four legs extend from an outer periphery of the base with a curvature to extend downward relative to an underside surface of the base of the anchor member. 
     
     
       5. The repair device of  claim 1 , wherein the one or more flexible members comprise a first flexible member and a second flexible member, the second flexible member configured to couple to the first flexible member. 
     
     
       6. The repair device of  claim 1 , wherein the one or more flexible members are configured to be coupled to a bone anchor. 
     
     
       7. The repair device of  claim 1 , wherein the capture member extends with multiple apertures defined therein, each one of the multiple apertures sized and configured to correspond with one of the at least four legs of the anchor member. 
     
     
       8. The repair device of  claim 1 , wherein the capture member extends with a generally flat configuration. 
     
     
       9. A repair device system for fixating soft tissue to bone, comprising:
 a bone anchor; 
 a soft tissue anchor member having a base with multiple legs integrally extending from the base, the legs configured to be moveable from a straight first position to a formed second position, the soft tissue anchor member configured to be coupled to soft tissue with the legs in the formed second position; 
 a capture member configured to be coupled to the anchor member such that the legs of the anchor member curl around structural portions of the capture member with the legs in the formed second position, the capture member including tines configured to extend upward toward the base of the anchor member; and 
 one or more flexible members, the soft tissue anchor being coupled to the bone anchor with the one or more flexible members. 
 
     
     
       10. The repair device system of  claim 9 , wherein the capture member extends with a generally flat configuration. 
     
     
       11. The repair device system of  claim 9 , wherein the multiple legs extend from an outer periphery of the base with a curvature to extend downward relative to an underside surface of the base of the anchor member. 
     
     
       12. The repair device system of  claim 9 , wherein the multiple legs each extend from the base with a length, a width, and a depth, the length being longer than the width and the depth, the width extending with a first taper and a second taper along the length of the legs, the first and second tapers of the legs sized and configured to facilitate the legs to be moveable to the formed second position. 
     
     
       13. The repair device system of  claim 9 , wherein the one or more flexible members comprise a first flexible member and a second flexible member, the first flexible member coupled to the base of the soft tissue anchor member and the second flexible member directly coupled to the first flexible member and coupled to the bone anchor. 
     
     
       14. A repair device system for fixating soft tissue to bone with a bone anchor, comprising:
 a delivery device having an anvil surface, the anvil surface defining anvil buckets therein; 
 an anchor member having a base with at least four legs extending from the base, the base including one or more flexible members coupled thereto, the at least four legs configured to be compressed against the anvil buckets to move the at least four legs to a formed configuration for fixation to the soft tissue, the one or more flexible members configured to be coupled to the bone anchor; and 
 a capture member configured to be positioned over the anvil surface and configured to be captured by the at least four legs of the anchor member upon the at least four legs being moved to the formed configuration, the capture member including tines configured to extend upward toward the base of the anchor member. 
 
     
     
       15. The repair device system of  claim 14 , wherein the one or more flexible members are configured to wrap around portions of the base. 
     
     
       16. The repair device system of  claim 14 , wherein the one or more flexible members comprise a first flexible member and a second flexible member, the second flexible member configured to couple to the first flexible member.